A 10-year-old boy was tried as an adult in the United States after murdering his mother. The tragedy happened when the victim was identified quina man, argued with the minor about the purchase of an electronic device.
The son was arrested and now the US judiciary is trying him as an adult, which could carry a prison sentence of up to 60 years. At first it was thought that everything had been an accident, but in the course of the investigation it turned out that it had been a deliberate act.
According to police, the minor took the gun and killed his mother because he was angry with her for waking him up at 6am after he refused to buy her a virtual reality headset.
The minor attended psychological therapy
the boy’s aunt, rhonda reidHe told WTMJ-TV he never thought his nephew could hurt his mother. “He was upset that these electronic devices were being taken away from him,” he said.
Reid also reported that the little boy started therapy more than a year ago after being diagnosed with a mood and behavior disorder.
“Restricting access to electronic devices was a treatment plan prescribed by her therapist,” the woman said. He then hinted that the boy “doesn’t understand the gravity of the charges” and what that could mean for his future.
“When he calls, he says, ‘Make sure all my tablets, laptop and everything I own are packed,'” Reid added.
For her part, her grandmother Lueritha Mann related: “He keeps repeating that he hears voices in his head. There are two kids in her head telling her to do things.”
“And he has an imaginary friend who tells him to do really bad things,” the woman added.
man He assured that he still does not dare to speak to his grandson about what happened. “I hope that one day I can do it, but not now. He took something very precious from me,” he concluded.